Mother Night | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Howard W. Campbell, Jr. - This character is the main character and also the narrator. This character was born in America, but moved with his family to Germany when he was 11.

Major Frank Wirtanen - This character is a member of the U.S. War Department who recruits the narrator to stay in Germany and become an American spy. The narrator cannot prove this elusive character exists and does not learn the character's real name until much later.

George Kraft - This character is a Russian spy, and is the narrator's neighbor in...
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